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Dead in the cab of his mail truck on interstate 30 there. the vehicle filled with bullet holes. investigators say the truck crashed into a guardrail after the shooting. no arrests have been made and no word on what led to the shooting. police are asking for the publics help tonight. the new health headline this evening. researchers working on a possible blood test that could lead to earlier diagnosis and treatment of autism. scientists analyzing blood for specific proteins associated with the ...

President. and so that was my point. >> well, todays a busy news day. weve had plenty of things to talk to you. governor christie, thank you very much for joining us today live from portsmouth, new hampshire. >> thank you very much, fellas. >> all right, thank you very much. all right its 21 minutes now before the top of the hour and heather, its cold. >> yeah, it certainly is cold here on the west coast. and the east coast, rather, the west coast experiencing some crazy weather. the strongest...

Situation unfolds. but we want to also now turn to texas where residents in garland are cleaning up after a round of deadly twisters. charles hadlock is there. what can you give us an update on in terms of the recovery and rebuilding efforts that may be taking place there? >> reporter: you might be able to hear the chainsaws going on around me now. this is the first time that residents have been able to get back into the neighborhood to start the clean-up, and theyre getting a lot of help here. ...

Already been by, they put that red placard on there declaring the house unsafe, stating the obvious here. take a look at this -- thats an ford f-150 pick-up truck that was hurled on top of this house, then a tree fell on top of it. amazingly, no one in the city of garland was killed in their house. all of the fatalities happened along the roadway. let me show you exactly where. this is the interchange of president george bush turnpike and interstate 30. right down there is the interchange where ...

Illinois and bring in charles hadlock in garland, texas. a tough scene there still wet and a lot of issues weather-wise making it difficult for them to clean up. >> reporter: thats right. the tornado was saturday night, of course. saturday during the day it was 82 degrees here in the dallas area. it is now in the 30s, windchills in the 20s. but this is what people are having to deal with today. this is the landmark apartments in garland. it is a landmark for a different reason, the site of where...

>> reporter: eight people died when a tornado hit the area around interstate 30, and in some neighborhoods, storms left gaping holes in houses, and in other cases, houses were ground. >> its a grace of god how he works. im really grateful. my wife works not that far from here. if i didnt call her, they would be here. my kids too. a lot of things. >> reporter: local authorities here in garland, texas where blocked off some of the roads to the hardest hit areas making that journey impassable. thos...

About 15 to 20 people were injured in this apartment complex. no one was killed here. the fatalities occurred out on the freeway. interstate 30 passes right in front of this building and eight fatalities occurred here saturday night when the storm came through. it swept several cars off the freeway. they didnt know it was coming. luckily, though, a lot of people heard the warnings and were able to seek shelter. thats what a lot of people are crediting, the sirens went off early. also television ...

With his family under a mattress and prayed as the tornado hit. >> it was terrifying. they were terrified. you know, they didnt know if they was going to make it. >> reporter: eight people died when a tornado hit the area around interstate 30, and in some neighborhoods storms ripped facades off houses leaving holes. in other cases, houses were just gone. >> its a grace of god how he works, man. im really grateful. you know. my wife works not that far from here. if i didnt call here, shed be here...

Challenger and takes off. the owner of the stolen car calls 911. alerted by police scanners, news helicopters are on the scene, as the suspect takes off with police in pursuit. news anchors follow all the action. >> this is a live picture youre watching from chopper 5. this is the car that police are following. >> the carjacker races through the streets and onto interstate 30 as the police fall behind. its and unfolding under the tv cameras. >> this car racing down the freeway, you can see how m...

Areas tornado warning systems but you also have to remember. a lot of people were going home. right? they were on the road on i 30 which is an important thoroughfare through dallas into ft. worth. very heavily used. its right between the two and all of this is happening right on i -30 in garland five people killed on the road. what do you do? get to a low place. if you dont see it coming and dont know its there you just deal with the consequences. its terrible. really scary. >> you brought up so...